...Yoshinori Satoheld his second bullpen session in as many days on Tuesday and threw 128 pitches. Including his 92 from Monday, Yoshinori has thrown 220 pitches over the course of two days. He told reporters that he thinks part of his blister problem has to do with not throwing enough.

...Norichika Aoki is testing a bat made out of maple. He used the new bat during batting practice on Monday and took 40 swings, 23 of which looked like hits, including one that went over the fence.

Aoki used a Rawlings bat made out of Japanese ash last season (910 grams and 36.5 inches long). The maple bat is slightly lighter at 890-900 grams and made by Adidas.

...Hirotoshi Ishii has not pitched an Ichi-gun game since 2006. On Monday, he took his first step towards getting back by tossing a 45-pitch bullpen session. He later told reporters that his shoulder was feeling great.

...Tony Barnettetossed 43 pitches (including his slider and change) during his bullpen session on Monday.